[aklug] Re: OLD MACHINES & linux

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 12:13 AM, Greg Schmitz <greg@amipa.org> wrote:

> At home, all of the machines I am using are at least 10 years old. Using
> old machines saves me lots of money (thousands of dollars actually) and
> Linux is a big help because unlike MS or Apple products I'm not excluded
> because of software/hardware interactions (for the most part).
>
> Just wonder what other Linux users here think about pinching pennies?
>

Buy a Kill-A-Watt and measure the power consumption. You might get as much
usefulness out of a small-form-factor machine or even a Pi, for $15 less
per month - would pay for itself in three.

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Received on Thu Feb 5 07:24:03 2015